Melton Mowbray And District 1898 (Colour Edition)

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Melton Mowbray & District in 1898 in a series of reproductions of Ordnance Survey’s famous ” Inch to the Mile” maps published in the Alan Godfrey Editions to provide a historical record of England & Wales in the second half of 19th & early 20th century. Two versions have been published for this area, with coverage stretching from the eastern outskirts of Loughborough eastward to Stonesby, & from Barkestone southward to Burton Lazars. Other locations on the map include: in LEICESTERSHIRE Ab Kettleby, Asfordby, Belvoir, Bescaby, Branston, Brooksby, Burton on the Wolds, Cotes, Eastwell, Freeby, Frisby on the Wreak, Goadby Marwood, Grimston, Harby, Hoby, Holwell, Hose, Horton, Kirby Bellars, Knipton, Long Clawson, Melton Mowbray, Nether Broughton, Old Dalby, Plungar, Quorndon, Ragdale, Rotherby, Saxby, Saxelby, Seagrave, Shoby, Stapleford, Stathern, Sysonby, Thorpe Arnold, Waltham on the Wolds, Walton on the Wolds, Wartnaby, Woodthorpe & Wymeswold; plus in NOTTINGHAMSHIRE Bradmore, Bunny, Clipston, Colston Basset, Costock, East Leake, Edwalton, Hickling, Keyworth, Kinoulton, Langar cum Barnstone, Owthorpe, Plumtree, Rempstone, Ruddington, Stanford upon Soare, Stanton on the Wolds, Tollerton, Upper Broughton, Widnerpool, Willoughby on the Wolds & Wysall. The 1898 version is in colour & has a map of Barrow upon Soar on the reverse. The 1912 version

Includes:: a map of Scalford, complete with directory. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the OS Inch to the Mile Maps: the maps provide an invaluable overview of a wider area, typically 18 x 12 miles (29 x 19 kms approx.), & offer historical mapping for small towns & villages not covered by the more detailed series for which the Godfrey Editions are better known. On the reverse all the maps have historical notes & most titles also include a more detailed, large scale map of a small town or a village in the area. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.